World of Warcraft News, Tips, Tricks & Ideas

World of Warcraft is getting some helpful quality-of-life improvements soon, including one that shows how much time is remaining to complete Traveler’s Log activities tied to holiday events. Though Patch 10.2.5, Seeds of Renewal, introduces tons of big changes to World of Warcraft, some of its smallest ones will be the most impactful.

Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker, is getting a bow version in the upcoming World of Warcraft update, as two cosmetic items inspired by the legendary weapon were datamined on the test realms for Patch 10.2.5. One of the first legendary weapons introduced to World of Warcraft, Thunderfury holds a special kind of notoriety among fans. Not only did multiple classes fight over the rare drops needed to forge Thunderfury, but the wind-kissed blade has since become the subject of several memes due to a tradition of players incessantly spamming its name in trade chat.

World of Warcraft Dragonflight keeps marching along with the consistent updates, and our next one is hitting on January 16th. The 10.2.5 Seeds of Renewal patch brings many story and system updates that tie up loose ends from this expansion and start the lead into The War Within . Having diligently avoided the PTR spoilers as much as possible, I am looking forward to many of the updates in this patch, so let’s jump in and get to the highlights.

has big things coming in 2024 and beyond, for both the current, so-called retail version of the game and the popular that turns back time to before many of the changes that have happened in Azeroth over the decades. The ever-changing, yet familiar, MMORPG is turning 20 this year, but that isn't slowing it down any. Several new features and content additions are coming to both versions of the game, including the first in the upcoming trilogy of expansions that will comprise .

Almost every MMORPG player with a scrap of ethics hates bots, and has since the dawn of time. We see them taking up space in our hubs, running around, stealing mobs away from new players, smacking them for currency, and completing quests to try to sell on online black markets for real money, while us players have to endure the grind ourselves while already paying a subscription fee. 

The update notes for World of Warcraft’s Seeds of Renewal patch are here, giving more details on everything we can expect in this concluding chapter of Dragonflight .

Though the Seeds of Renewal content update has not been released, World of Warcraft gave players a glimpse of what to expect thanks to the 10.2.5 patch notes. The patch notes went over some of the features coming to World of Warcraft and touched upon some pending class changes that will go into effect when the patch goes live.

World of Warcraft recently shared a video highlighting the major features coming in Dragonflight Patch 10.2.5, Seeds of Renewal. The short and sweet preview goes through the content coming in January 16’s World of Warcraft update, and provides some new details players can look forward to.

World of Warcraft is about to make dungeons more accessible even if you’re playing solo or in a duo with the upcoming Follower Dungeons feature coming in Seeds of Renewal.

Blizzard has revealed its plans for Season 4 of World of Warcraft: Dragonflight. While the expansion won’t be seeing the release of a fourth raid tier, the company has asked the game’s players to vote on the class and specialisation-specific gear sets that will be part of Season 4’s Fated raid series.

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Seeds of Renewal will be live next week, and the World of Warcraft team is taking us into the Azorathian Archives in its latest preview.

Not only is Season of Discovery already underway in World of Warcraft , but the Ruby Sanctum will become available for players to grab their friends and aid the red dragonfight when they need it most. 

Tier sets are all the rave in World of Warcraft and it’s new raids during each major patch. These have evolved throughout Dragonflight, and Blizzard will take a different approach when it comes to Season 4 of the expansion. This time around it’ll let players choose which adventure they want to take.

Patch 10.2.5 will bring World of Warcraft fans the Seeds of Renewal content, and with it comes quite a few character customization options Warlocks won’t want to miss. 

Blizzard has announced that the next major content update for World of Warcraft, titled Seeds of Renewal, will be released on January 16. The update, numbered at 10.2.5, will bring a host of story content to the game, essentially acting as an epilogue to the storyline in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight.

World of Warcraft is set to launch its next major update, Seeds of Renewal, on January 16th, The team is taking us into the new zone of Bel'ameth, a new night elf settlement coming in the update.

Anyone who plays the Auction House in World of Warcraft Dragonflight knows that gold can be a bit tricky to come by in mass quantities. The latest vendor to hit the streets, or caves, of Valdrakken has one of the highest prices ever recorded in a vendor's history. 

Even in today’s modern age, video games are an often underappreciated art form when it comes to wider society. The majority of gamers know the impact and value that video games can offer, but folk who aren’t interested in games often miss why they’re so special to fans. 

The first major update of 2024, World of Warcraft islaunching Seeds of Renewal on January 16th, bringing with it Dragonriding Azeroth-wide, Dragon Isle Epilogues, and more.

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When it comes to Classic Hardcore in World of Warcraft , it’s essential to optimize wherever you can. It’s a fun but challenging game mode, and any advantage that you can give yourself is worth taking — especially if you’re a new player.

’s Season of Discovery significantly alters a Rogue character's gameplay, allowing you to create an impressive DPS build. All characters have a reduced level cap of 25. After that limit, you will use best in slot gear and Runes instead, which can completely change a class’s role. Even though a Rogue can tank or heal with these, they are still best suited with a DPS build.

The January World of Warcraft Trading Post details are out, and afterthree months of class transmog sets, there are new beginnings, including a chance to earn a new achievement and a new transmog set. New items in the general rotation include new mounts, a pet, plus weapon and armor transmog.

Blizzard President Mike Ybarra is sharing a look back at 2023,a very big year for the company in many ways. In the annual year-end blog post, Ybarra shares details on new and bigger milestones, community stats, and an update on company culture before looking ahead to 2024.

With Blizzard having revealed its World of Warcraft 2024 roadmap, they included the windows for the upcoming releases of The War Within and Cataclysm Classic. With that, they’re already opening up signups for beta testing the most infamous expansion.

Blizzard have revealed their approximate update plans for the next year of arthouse oddity World Of Warcraft, which if I remember correctly is a "massively multiple-player" experience of some antiquity that involves Orcs - a kind of always-online Baldur's Gate, if you will, or a strictly fantasy-themed Fortnite with dungeons instead of forts. Seems far-fetched, but let's roll with it.

Blizzard has laid out its 2024 roadmap for World of Warcraft, nailing down a launch window for upcoming expansion The War Within, plus other updates and seasonal content.

Blizzard has detailed one of the major new features coming to World of Warcraft with next year’s The War Within expansion—Hero Talents. The new system will have players level up with a new progression track that changes depending on the character theme that the player wants to go with.

Blizzard has unveiled its content update roadmap for both World of Warcraft and World of Warcraft Classic for 2024. The roadmap includes major content updates for both titles, as well as the release of new expansions—The War Within for World of Warcraft, and Cataclysm for World of Warcraft Classic.

World of Warcraft's upcoming 2024 plans were revealed in a new roadmap for both its Retail and Classic versions of the MMO. This includes the tentative windows for its next expansions in each: The War Within and Cataclysm Classic.

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The next World of Warcraft expansion is chock-full of surprises , and Blizzard has given a peek at the upcoming Hero Talent tree, which we first learned of back during BlizzCon 2023. The new talent system will bring players more abilities, powers, and class changes. 

The rapid pace at which playersuncovered all of the secrets in World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery wasn’t too surprising. The community is dedicated, so it was only a matter of time. Blizzard is shedding some light on the overall stats overall, with a new video detailing the adventures so far.

With World of Warcraft: Dragonflight winding down and getting ready to start prepping us for The War Within , it feels like a good time to look back at the highs and lows before we plunge headfirst into new things. Dragonflight did what it needed to do for me, which reminded me why I love World of Warcraft so much. It hasn’t all been perfect, but it’s worth taking stock of what was done well and what might need more iteration.

The professions in have changed a lot from expansion to expansion. Now, with the Season of Discovery revitalizing and the option to play on Hardcore servers, the original form of professions has regained relevancy. With the additional threat of permanent death from Hardcore, professions are now crucial to surviving and avoiding the loss of all items and progress.

Season of Discovery, a new twist on the World of Warcraft Classic formula, is now live.

December’s World of Warcraft Trading Post goodies are almost here. Blizzard has revealed all the new items you can spend your Trader’s Tender on next month, including the third month of new class armor and weapon sets, and a baby moose pet for the season.

Blizzard shares new details on how Season of Discovery is shaping the future of WoW Classic.

One of thebest announcements at BlizzCon is going live this Thursday, the Season of Discovery for World of Warcraft Classic. Jumping off from the success of Hardcore Classic, the Season of Discovery offers new ways to play Classic and new things to discover. So let’s jump into the big highlights of what we can look forward to on November 30th at 1 pm PST.

Blizzard will try to maintain faction balance on Season of Discovery's PvP servers, a first for the MMO.

In November 2004, Blizzard Entertainment released World of Warcraft, a game that would forever change the landscape around MMORPGs. World of Warcraft became part of the cultural zeitgeist — commercials featuring a wide range of celebrities played on television at all hours of the day, episodes of popular TV shows featured offhanded mentions of the MMO, or were even centered around it entirely. 

World of Warcraft is celebrating its 19th anniversary. Expect anniversary gifts, special  daily event quests, several new historians, and additional discoveries along with new and returning items to collect.

Now that Guardians of the Dream is out, and much of the World of Warcraft community is out there working to stop Fyrakk’s plans, Dragonflight will continue in the next update, Dragonflight: Seeds of Renewal. 

No friends? No problem.

Dragonflight Season 3 is now live in World of Warcraft. This means theAmirdrassil, the Dream's Hope raid is live, along with a new PvP season and eight dungeons in the Mythic+ rotation.

’s next few years are written in digital stone, with beginning in earnest some time next year. Until then, residents of Azeroth continue onward through the game’s latest expansion, , with its recent content push making an appearance soon after ’s curtains closed.

I went into BlizzCon expecting big World of Warcraft announcements, and we certainly got a bunch of them, but I can’t rightfully say I was right about any. However, I still think Iridikron will remain an antagonist throughout the next expansion, and it won’t be until Midnight that we’ll actually deal with him for the last time. I did not expect to get three expansion announcements, and some of the features coming with The War Within were also surprising. Additionally, 10.2 went live, and I have some thoughts about how that is progressing. Let’s jump in!

is the next expansion to the eternally popular MMORPG, but one problem with its approach is obvious even well ahead of its release. With a total of nine expansions under its belt, is no stranger to making major additions. Some, like the iconic, have met with widespread positive reception, while others have received more mixed opinions. No matter how good the content in may be, however, it's hard to come to terms with a particular decision involving its launch.

is the 10th expansion coming to the MMORPG, and will bring with it many quality-of-life improvements that can make the game better for those who relish trying out multiple characters. 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the game and the team is celebrating by releasing the first of a trilogy of expansions that will make up. will usher in the beginning of a massive narrative that looks at the lore of the entire world of Azeroth but also includes many other changes to some of the mechanics and systems of the game.

Shortly after the announcement for World of Warcraft‘s next expansions—a trilogy referred to as the Worldsoul Saga—the studio had seen quite a bit of criticism for offering 3 days of early access for players to players that would pre-order the Epic Edition of World of Warcraft: The War Within.

In a recent post on the official forums, Cody Peterson, an Associate Community Manager at Intrepid Studios, shared his perspective on Ashes of Creation and its place in the MMORPG landscape. In a thread titled, “Is AOC Finally the WoW Killer” Peterson, under his forum handle Vaknar, weighed in on the perspective of whether Ashes of Creation is aiming to “take down” the consistently popular MMORPG.

World of Warcraft's expansion pack The War Within, out next year, comes in several flavours. There's the standard version of the pack, which includes access to previous expansions, currency for cosmetics and a level 70 character boost. The Heroic edition gives you all that plus a mount, a pet and extra in-game cash. And then there's the most expensive Epic edition, which includes a pet, two toys, 30 days of game time... and three days of early beta access to the game, yours for $89.99 in the states.

World of Warcraft director Ion Hazzikostas has confirmed there's «no long-term advantage» for players willing to pay for early access to the next expansion.

When released in August of 2019, it served a very vocal player base who insisted that, contrary to popular belief, you go home again. Earlier doubts about this retrograde design concept were roundly dashed when countless WoW fans, new and old, entered the game as it manifested back in 2006, running on modern technology and infused with MMO nostalgia. It was a hit.

After some patch day maintenance was needed,and extended a couple of times, World of Warcraft’s Guardians of the Dream update has successfully gone live. Now’s your chance to explore a new zone, continue Dragonflight story, open Season 3, chase some new gear, and stop Fyrakk’s plans.

«They want new stuff every day, every hour.»

Update 10.2, Guardians of the Dream is still set to go live today in World of Warcraft. Blizzard has delayed the update for maintenance, and continues to provide updates.

There have been plenty of rumors that would share news of an expansion at BlizzCon 2023, but the actual announcement of not one but three coming expansions to make up was a pleasant surprise. In celebration of the MMORPG's 20th anniversary in 2024, the team at Blizzard wanted to kick off the next twenty years by launching the start of a trilogy of expansions that will result in a deep dive into the lore behind the world of Azeroth itself. Horde and Alliance will both get to finally see what the reasoning is behind the massive sword on the planet, and what it means for all of them.

World of Warcraft: The War Within is the next expansion set to release for the decades-long-running MMORPG. Touted as during the BlizzCon 2023 Opening Ceremony part of the culmination of nearly twenty years of Warcraft history, The War Within is the first of three chapters that will see the resolution to narrative threads that have been dangling for years. And like any expansion, it will feature new areas for players to discover, along with more than a handful of dungeons and encounters they can tackle at varying difficulties.

The $90 Epic Edition of The War Within grants a three-day head start.

During BlizzCon 2023, the World of Warcraft team announced that the next few expansions would be releasing at a faster pace than players are used to, highlighted by the fact that the MMO developer showcased the next three expansions on stage. The team's development process to do so apparently is a result of feedback from Shadowlands' glacial pace of content releases, according to the developers in a group interview over the weekend.

World of Warcraft will be celebrating its 20th anniversary in November next year, and just in case you were wondering, Blizzard Entertainment plans to keep the massively successful MMORPG around for plenty more time.

Exciting things are afoot in Azeroth with expected to release not one, but three new expansions as part of their upcoming trilogy, beginning with the upcoming expansion. This expansion will introduce the Horde and Alliance to a new threat that stirs beneath the ground with a new subcontinent full of diverse zones and new races to meet or possibly do battle with. was announced at BlizzCon 2023 through a series of cinematics and discussions with lead developers for the project.

Blizzard boss says it would be insincere to say the company is not at least thinking about it.

BlizzCon 2023 started off with a bang, including a typically massive ceremony to celebrate the company's return to the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Over time, the speakers and creatives of Blizzard hit the stage with announcements for,,, and the new mobile property, but the crowd saved their energy for, especially its announcement of the upcoming three expansions which comprise .

Recently, at BlizzCon, Blizzard Entertainment revealed big new plans for the long-running MMORPG World of Warcraft with the announcement of The War Within, an upcoming expansion that’s set to be the first part of a trilogy, which has been dubbed the Worldsoul Saga. But one questions regarding the game’s future that has been asked for as long as anyone can remember and still continues to be asked is- is World of Warcraft going to launch for consoles anytime soon?

Blizzard has revealed that it considers bringing World of Warcraft to consoles «all the time».

World of Warcraft Classic got severalnew announcements during BlizzCon 2023, from its new Season of Discovery, updates to Hardcore, and the official reveal of Cataclysm Classic. The What's Next panel during BlizzCon dove deeper into what Classic players can expect.

World of Warcraft hosted its What's Next panel yesterday at BlizzCon 2023, with the development highlighting the next expansion, The War Within.

Many World Of Warcraft expansions add a new continent, but The War Within, announced at Blizzcon this weekend, is a little different. It's set in a new subterranean world beneath Azeroth - and it kicks off a three-expansion story arc Blizzard are caling The Worldsoul Saga.

During BlizzCon 2023, Blizzard announced three new expansions for World of Warcraft. Starting with the next expansion dubbed World of Warcraft: The War Within, the trilogy of expansions has been referred to as the start of The Worldsoul Saga.

Delves are a new form of content coming in The War Within, built for 1-5 players.

Incremental level caps, level 25 raids, and a new rune system will bring big changes to the 2004-era MMO.

Faster leveling speeds and new dungeon difficulties are coming when Cataclysm Classic launches in the first half of 2024.

World of Warcraft   is telling a big story. so big, that the team announced The Worldsoul Saga at BlizzCon, which will tell a story over three expansions. The first, The War Within , got a new cinematic and will be out in 2024.

BlizzCon 2023 is upon us as the venerable MMO developer is poised to shower fans with announcements for Overwatch, World of Warcraft, Diablo, and others. You can check out the Opening Ceremony here and follow along with all the big announcements made in Anaheim today.

AtBlizzCon 2023, the World of Warcraft community received some great news when Executive Producer Holly Longdale unveiled the latest chapter for World of Warcraft Classic: the Season of Discovery. This new seasonal experience will change the classic gameplay with some new features and twists, encouraging players to embark on a novel journey of within their beloved realm of Azeroth.

In 2024, it will be time once again to face Deathwing, as World of Warcraft Classic moves forward with Cataclysm Classic.

Greg ‘Ghostcrawler’ Street, the influential developer with credits on both World of Warcraft and League of Legends - including the MOBA’s unreleased MMO - is working on a new MMORPG under his own studio.